Annual Monitoring Report 2021 - Netherlands
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2023/179 of 14 December 2022
List of ACCs 1
Amsterdam ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 1
<80’K 3
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2021: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2021 2.3%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2021 3.7%
Share en route / terminal costs 2021 77% / 23%
En route charging zone(s)
Netherlands
Terminal charging zone(s)
Netherlands
Main ANSP
• LVNL
Other ANSPs
• MUAC
MET Providers
• Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Netherlands recorded 653K actual IFR movements in 2021, +10% compared to 2020 (596K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements were +1.3% above the plan (644K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements represent 49% of the actual 2019 level (1,332K).
▪ Netherlands recorded 1,565K actual en route service units in 2021, +5.8% compared to 2020 (1,480K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units were +3.3% above the plan (1,515K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units represent 46% of the actual 2019 level (3,381K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ LVNL has improved its safety performance reaching level D in safety risk management, and achieving the EoSM targets in 2021. Specific measures were implemented ensuring continuous safety improvements (annual update of safety manual, establishment of a risk-based safety plan, and update of safety risk target document and corresponding unit safety case).
▪ The Netherlands recorded a decrease in the rate of both separation minima infringements and runway incursions in 2021 relative to 2020. Nevertheless, LVNL has the highest rate of SMIs at 49.9 SMIs per 100,000 flight hours. The rate has experienced an increase of 31.7% with respect to 2020. LVNL should continue assessing occurrences and risk mitigate them according to their SMS, if necessary
▪ LVNL should improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems for runway incursions.
Environment (Member State)
▪ The Netherlands achieved a KEA performance of 2.73% compared to its target of 2.63% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA deteriorated by 0.1 p.p..
▪ FABEC states that for the Netherlands it would appear that the national contribution to the FABEC target is challenging but feasible. It is also mentioned that performance is susceptible to disturbances, e.g. weather conditions.
▪ Both KEP and SCR values have worsened and are at their highest values in five years.
▪ The share of CDO operations is lower compared to 2020, but higher than pre-pandemic levels.
▪ Additional time in terminal airspace decreased from 1.02 to 0.86min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 1.78 to 2.19 min/flight.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ The Netherlands registered 0.04 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2021, thus meeting the local breakdown value of 0.06.
▪ Delays should be considered in the context of lower traffic: in the Netherlands, IFR movements in 2021 were 51% lower than in 2019.
▪ Amsterdam ACC accumulated 0.08 minutes of en route delay which exceeded the ACC reference value of 0.06. The NSA reported that this has been caused by changing traffic patterns around Amsterdam-Schipol airport.
▪ Traffic is expected to grow, with 2019 levels likely being reached in 2023 in high growth scenario while expected to remain below 2019 levels in base growth scenario. A slight decrease in the number of ATCOs in OPS is planned by the end of RP3.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in the Netherlands increased by 9.27 p.p. compared to 2020 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Amsterdam ACC was 40,028, showing a 0.3% decrease compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are equal to 2019 levels.
▪ Amsterdam ACC registered 7.84 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 47.5% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2020/2021 actual unit cost of the Netherlands was 147.06 €2017, -3.1% lower than the determined unit cost (151.70 €2017). The terminal actual unit cost was 293.15 €2017, -1.8% lower than the determined unit cost (298.57 €2017).
▪ The en route 2021 actual service units (1,565K) were +3.3% higher than determined (1,515K).
▪ In 2021, actual total costs were -6.5 M€2017 (-2.9%) lower compared to determined, with all cost categories being lower. The reduction was mainly driven by -3.6 M€2017 lower staff costs (-2.6%) driven by a freeze in salaries, and other operating costs (-1.8 M€2017, or -2.7%) due to cost containment measures.
▪ LVNL spent 21.3 M€2017 in 2021 related to costs of investments, -3.9% less than determined (22.2 M€2017), due to the postponement and delays of some investment projects due to COVID-19.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2020/2021 was 151.58€, while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 301.50€.